Zimmerman and Hancock chart different courses for St. Louis County’s turbulent budget

The Democratic and Republican nominees for St. Louis County executive agree on a key issue: Missouri’s most populous county is in a dire budgetary situation. During a joint appearance on “The Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air,” Democrat Jake Zimmerman and Republican Dennis Hancock both said that whoever succeeds St. Louis County Executive Sam Page will have to make hard financial decisions when they’re sworn into office next year.